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EU: draft directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals within the framework of an intra-corporate transfer
On the occasion, we are republishing the entire commentary.
19 July 2010
Greece: the drop in tourism worsens the economic situation and will also have an impact on the social situation in the fall
Cancellation wave. A government spokesman explained that, in May, “there were thousands of cancellations, with tens of thousands of euros lost each eek. Images of broken shop windows, or of...
16 July 2010
Belgium: employers are furious at early retirement at 50 at Opel Antwerp
“This isn’t a good sign.” The car factory’s management and unions are trying to find a solution to avoid laying off 2,600 workers, after the announcement, in January, of the closing of Opel’s...
15 July 2010
France: draft pension reform adopted by the Council of Ministers
Raising retirement ages. Now set at 60, retirement age would gradually be raised, reaching 62 for insured parties born after January 1, 1956. As regards the age when a full rate is systematically...
15 July 2010
Italy: tourism social partners sign a unitary agreement for the renewal of the sectoral collective agreement
Tourism social partners – Filcams CGIL, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs-Uil for unions, AICA and Federturismo (affiliated with Confindustria) for employers – signed, on July 9th, a unitary agreement for...
15 July 2010
EU: Commission proposes directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment
Objectives. The draft directive adopted by the European Commission on July 13th is in line with Europe’s immigration policy, particularly the Policy Plan on Legal Migration of 2005. It aims to...
15 July 2010
EU: draft directive to facilitate the transfer of third-country skilled workers within a multinational group
This draft was already mentioned in the Policy Plan on Legal Migration in 2005, with that on the conditions of entry and residence of seasonal workers adopted the same day (read future article)...
13 July 2010
Because July 14th is a national holiday in France, we are suspending the information thread.
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13 July 2010
EU: European metal employers reply to the consultation on the review of regulations on electromagnetic fields
Launched on May 20th, the second stage of consultation for the review of the directive on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to electromagnetic fields should help update...
13 July 2010
Germany: collective negotiations started in the rail sector and promise to be complicated, and risky for users
The issue of containing “social and wage dumping” caused by the arrival of private rail operators in Germany is going to prevail during the collective negotiations which started on Monday, July...
13 July 2010
Italy: Fiat launches the industrial program for its Pomigliano d’Arco site
After two weeks of “suspense,” on Friday, July 9th, Fiat officially launched its restructuring program, “Fabbrica Italia.” During a meeting with the leaders of the Fim-Cisl, Uilm-Uil, Fismic and...
13 July 2010
Great Britain: BT avoids a strike by granting an annual 3% wage increase
Successful negotiations. BT initially offered to increase wages by 2% this year and 3% net year (see our dispatch No. 100422). However, the CWU threatened with a historical strike and got a better...
13 July 2010
Netherlands: EUR 1M fines for failing to comply with short-time working
The outgoing Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, Piet Hein Donner, acknowledged that 149 Dutch businesses – without giving names – broke short-time working regulations. The fines inflicted go...
12 July 2010
Italy: Labor Minister publishes employee “participation code”
On Wednesday, July 7th, Minister for Labor Maurizio Sacconi sent the social partners the first draft of the “profit-sharing code,” an “open” document which will be improved and updated via their...
12 July 2010
Germany: IG-Metall and government want to intensify the debate on “personalized” working time
More flexible working time to defend regular employment. “We need a creative policy for working time management to take work-life balance into account” declared Helga Schwitzer, member of the...
9 July 2010
Dekra: the German certification company becomes a European company
Involvement with the supervisory board. Within the framework of the transformation into a SE, the company maintains its dual structure as well as an equal supervisory board. For the first term...
9 July 2010
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Netherlands: new government seeks to “control” social costs
In his government policy statement to Parliament on 25 February, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced several measures designed to "control" social costs. Notably, he proposed raising the...
5 March 2026
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Germany: launch of the “WE-Fair” alliance for binational training of skilled foreign workers
Germany continues to expand and diversify its initiatives to attract skilled foreign labour from outside the EU. In mid-March 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
26 March 2026
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Spain: a bill to regulate internships
On 3 March, the Council of Ministers approved the bill on the “Status for persons undergoing non-professional practical training in companies”. The text limits the number of interns a company can...
13 March 2026
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Block to slash workforce by nearly half
The news. In his latest shareholder letter, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payment service provider Block (formerly Square), announced plans to slash the company’s workforce “by nearly half, from...
6 March 2026